The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs. Loading and unloading a truck is backbreaking, mind-numbing work that retailers and parcel carriers have tried to solve for years. Workers ...

[Truck unloading] remains one of the worst jobs in the warehouse … these jobs are getting harder and harder to fill.” SMOOTHING OUT THE PROCESS Pickle’s truck-unloading robot consists of a robotic ...

“ We’ve reduced unloading time by almost 75%, loading times by 50%, and product touches by 50%,” said Billy Malady, VP of Operations at Four Hands.

This created several issues related to loading and unloading of trailers, requiring Four Hands to use anywhere from 8 to 10 people and up to 90 minutes to fill a single trailer. To address this ...

As a result, Valeo was able to reduce their truck loading and unloading times sixfold. “It took us 30 minutes to load or unload a trailer with forklifts. Now it’s five minutes!